NHIDCL sets 12-day window for 6.09 crore highway maintenance bid
NHIDCL is inviting bids for performance-based maintenance of a 1.5 km section of Asian Highway 02 (including the Mechi Bridge and approaches) on the India-Nepal border in West Bengal for the fiscal year 2025-26.
Bidders must be experienced firms/organizations. The document does not specify minimum turnover, years of experience, or specific certifications. Bidders must not be declared as Non-Performers or blacklisted/debarred by MoRTH, NHAI, NHIDCL, any State PWD, or BRO. Joint bidding is permitted as a Joint Bidding Agreement is mentioned for physical submission.
- Estimated Cost: 6.09 Crore (Ex. of 18% GST)
- Bid Security: 0.304 Cr. (5% of estimated cost)
- Bid Document Fee: 10,000 + 18% GST
- Contract Duration: 12 Months + 120 Months of Maintenance Period
- Tender Type: e-tendering mode (Percentage Rate and Work Order Basis)
- Bid Due Date: 28.10.2025 upto 17:00 Hrs IST
- Bid Opening Date: 29.10.2025 after 15:00 hours IST
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Document details
| Official title | Performance based Maintenance Contracts (PBMC) work of AsianHighway 02 (Ch. 0+000 to 1+500) from Nepal Border Mechi Bridge and approaches on India-Nepal border linking Kakarvitta in Nepal and Panitanki in India in the state of West Bengal in FY: 2025 - 26 |
| Source body | National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) |
| Reference number | 2025_NHIDC_879947_1 |
| Status | closed (archive) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Closing date | 27-10-2025 |
| Documents | 7 · changed 4× after publishing |
Observations & questions a citizen might ask
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- The department changed this document 4 times after first publishing it.
- What prompted each amendment, and was the closing date extended to give bidders time to respond?
- Do the eligibility and scope requirements match the stated purpose and estimated value?
- Were all amendments published on the portal before the deadline?